Aligning Azerbaijani laws and policies with international standards on violence against women and domestic violence

The venture Elevating consciousness of the Istanbul Conference and different gender equality requirements in Azerbaijan has coordinated a niche evaluation of the legislative and coverage frameworks within the discipline of violence in opposition to ladies and home violence in Azerbaijan by evaluating them with worldwide requirements for combating violence in opposition to ladies and home violence, together with the Council of Europe Conference on stopping and combating violence in opposition to ladies and home violence (Istanbul Conference).

The  report finds that “one of the efficient means by which nationwide laws may very well be aligned with worldwide requirements could be by way of a new, prison offence of home violence” . It additionally recommends amending the definition of rape to incorporate all acts of non-consensual intercourse and to offer the suitable for victims of offences of violence in opposition to ladies and home violence (together with victims of compelled marriage) to say monetary compensation from both the perpetrator or the state.

This report units out a transparent route by which such alignment may be improved and offers a complete of 31 suggestions that cowl prison regulation provisions, civil cures and custody and visitation rights, in addition to areas with potential relevance to each prison and civil spheres – corresponding to free authorized help, prohibition of obligatory various dispute decision processes, safety orders, and information assortment.

The Azerbaijani Nationwide Motion Plan on Combating Home Violence 2020-2023 goals to convey measures carried out in Azerbaijan into alignment with worldwide requirements and the Council of Europe helps these nationwide efforts.

 Click on right here to learn the report in English and in Azerbaijani.

This publication was developed below the venture “Elevating consciousness of the Istanbul Conference and different gender equality requirements in Azerbaijan,” funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and carried out by the Council of Europe of their Partnership for Good Governance II 2019-2022.